Super Eagles Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has been cleared to feature for the team against Angola in the quarter final at the ongoing Nation Cup on Friday, Nwabali sustained an injury during Super Eagles Round of 16 victory against Cameroon and was a major doubt for the quarter final game however reports from the team’s camp…
The city of Cardiff will host the 2025 Investec Champions Cupf and Challenge Cup finals for the first time in 11 years. The Welsh capital beat competition from 23 stadiums across 12 countries to win the right to stage the finals. Next season marks the 30th staging of the European Cup, which culminated in Cardiff…
Super Eagles defender, Calvin Bassey has been included in the Best X1 for the Round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The compilation was done by the authoritative statistics website, Whoscored.com. Bassey starred in Super Eagles’ impressive 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon last weekend. The Fulham player teed up…
World Football governing body FIFA Football says clubs worldwide spent a record $9.63 billion on international transfers last year, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by more than $2 billion, according to a FIFA report published Tuesday. The latest figures represent a 48.1 percent increase compared to 2022 when transfer spending began to climb…
Super Eagles of Nigeria have received an injury boost ahead of their quarter final clash against Angola with goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali back in training. Concerns had grown about the Chippa United goalie’s fitness ahead of the Angola clash after picking up an injury in the last game against Cameroon. The 27-year-old has been impressive in…
Everton’s appeal hearing over their 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules will begin on Wednesday. The hearing in front of an appeal board is expected to last three days with the outcome made public by mid-February. The club admitted the breach but said they were “shocked and disappointed” at the severity of the punishment. Everton…
South Korea booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup after they beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 on penalties. South Korea were on the brink of elimination after they fell behind 36 seconds into the second half. But Cho Gue-sung dramatically equalised in the ninth minute of injury time. Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan scored…
Senegal winger Krepin Diatta may face disciplinary action after accusing the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of being “corrupt” following Senegal’s exit from the Africa Cup of Nations on penalties to hosts Ivory Coast on Monday. “You have killed us. You are corrupt. Keep your African Cup,” Monaco winger Diatta said to CAF staff in…
All eight countries have emerged for the quarter final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as of Tuesday. The last two emerged today after Mali beat Burkina Faso 2-1 and South Africa eliminated Morocco by two nil. Angola were the first to qualify after the Parancas Negras thrashed Namibia on Saturday evening. They…
Achraf Hakimi missed a late chance to equalise from the penalty spot as South Africa shocked 10-man Morocco to set up a quarter-final against Cape Verde at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Evidence Makgopa produced a neat finish to score the opener in the 57th minute, surviving a lengthy Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check…
